Dr. Deborah Yashar

Biography

Deborah Yashar is the Director of the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS) and the Donald E. Stokes Professor of Public International Affairs at Princeton University. She has served as an editor for World Politics and co-chaired the advisory council of the Social Science Research Council's Program on Anxiety and Democracy. Yashar's research primarily focuses on the intersections of democracy and citizenship, and her publications address various themes, including regime politics, ethnic politics, social movements, political violence, state formation, and state capacity, particularly in the context of Latin American politics. She is the author of three books and has co-edited four volumes and written numerous articles and book chapters. Some of her notable publications include 'The Inclusionary Turn in Latin America' (Co-edited with Diana Kapiszewski and Steve Levitsky), 'Homicidal Ecologies: Illicit Economies and Complicit States in Latin America,' and 'Contestig Citizenship in Latin America: The Rise of Indigenous Movements and the Postliberal Challenge.' Yashar has received many honors and awards, including election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and fellowships from several prestigious institutions, such as the Fulbright Program and the Social Science Research Council. She obtained her doctorate in political science from the University of California, Berkeley.

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